Selene Johnson
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February 20, 1876
Selene Johnson | |
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 Selene Johnson in The Squaw Man with William Faversham | |
| Born | Selene Knapp Johnson February 20, 1876 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | December 11, 1960 (aged 84) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Spouse | Lumsden Hare |
Selene Knapp Johnson (February 20, 1876 – December 11, 1960) was an American stage and silent film actress.
Johnson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania but lived in Jersey City, New Jersey, later. In the mid-1890s she graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.[1]
While Johnson was a student in the academy, she obtained the leading female role in The Girl I Left Behind Me.[2] Another of her early performances was in The Great Diamond Robbery.[1] Stock theater companies with which she worked included Acazar in San Francisco, Columbia Theatre in Washington, D. C., and Salisbury in Milwaukee.[1]
Johnson performed in silent cinema, includingThe Divine Sacrifice (1918).[3][4]
Johnson was married to Lumsden Hare,[5] and she died in Los Angeles, California, US.